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mikacat · Coach

more crib sheet questions

Elle · Hermes

Hmmmm, I think you just do a fitted sheet in a crib. I think the mattress protectors are the most useful in the newborn stages for poop explosions/pee leakage and spitup, but it might also be good for drool which I imagine would occur a lot later as well due to teething.

Do you already have a crib, Mika? I know they make cribs that convert into toddler beds and then into twin beds, but they're probably pretty expensive. I think you'd probably want some kind of toddler bed in between crib and twin, but you could also just get a siderail system for a twin or do a twin mattress on the floor for the transition. Whatever works best for you I say.

-- Edited by Elle at 12:54, 2006-02-03

itsapinkthing · Coach

The sheet set for the crib only needs to have a fitted sheet. I think a toddler bed is a matter of preference, it's a good way to re-use the crib matress, if you want. My daughter used a toddler bed, only for about 6 months though, then we put saide rails on a twin.

As for the crib-bibs I say get a couple, they are so much easier to change than the whole fitted sheet.

mikacat · Coach

We have a crib that we bought, however it isn't extremely nice b/c we got it at Ikea ($100) but she will be 10 to 12 months old and she won't be in it long. However we got the nicer mattress. It doesn't convert to a toddler bed, actually, we are hoping it lasts 12-18 months or so. Her room will have a twin bed in it too so I was trying to pick decorum that could convert to her big girl room easily. We were hoping to go straight to a twin with rails but we can always play it by ear.

Edited to say, while assembling crib this weekend, I discovered it does convert to toddler bed.

-- Edited by mikacat at 12:29, 2006-02-06

alb · Marc Jacobs

Hey Mika--you need a fitted crib sheet and that's it. If you get a pillow case or a quilt, you can't really use it in the crib due to risks of sids. I personally love the sheet savers and use them, they are just little cloth pads that you lay (loose) on top of the sheet in case the baby spits up or drools. The hope is that the baby will spit up on the sheet saver and not on the crib sheet so you don't have to wash it as frequently. They're great. Here are the ones that I have:

http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/ref=br_1_7/602-7762663-6131859?%5Fencoding=UTF8&frombrowse=1&asin=B0001YIAL6

Make sure you get the ones that you can wash and reuse. btw the ties serve absolutely no purpose because you will probably place it in the middle of the crib and there is nothing to tie them onto. I just ignore them.